Month: November 2010
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Screener Watch: November 30, 2010
In addition to the three screeners I’ll be discussing below, I received a package of soundtracks for nearly the entire slate of Warner Bros. contenders this year: (Harry Potter, Hereafter, Inception, Legend of the Guardians and The Town). Tonight, though, I received another package from Fox Searchlight with their less visible contenders: Conviction, Cyrus and…
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Trailer Watch: November 30, 2010
Aside from the raft of new posters this week, I have a trailer that popped up that I reviewed in 2009. Here’s a link to my original comments on The Other Side of Paradise. It appears the film got pushed back an entire year and supposedly released on November 11, 2010. The new posters this…
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Short Lists: Animated Short and Live Action Short Films
The Academy has reversed its past decisions and released both the Animated Short Film and Live Action Short Film short lists. Ten shorts in each category will advance to final voting. Three to five nominees in each category will be selected. Here are the press releases: Live Action Short Film Beverly Hills, CA (November 30,…
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The DVD Report #184: Oscar on DVD – 1966
New This Week CLICK HEREfor other new releases this week. The screen adaptations of Broadway’s 1962 and 1963 Best Play winners battled it out for the 1966 Oscars. Paul Scofield repeated his Tony award winning role of Sir Thomas More in Robert Bolt’s A Man for All Seasons and nabbed an Oscar for his brilliant…
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Spirit Award Nominations Announced
Nominations for the 26th Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards have been announced this morning by Jeremy Renner and Eva Mendes. See the nominees below. Nomination Tallies (7) Winter’s Bone (5) The Kids Are All Right (4) Black Swan, Greenberg, Rabbit Hole (3) 127 Hours, Jack Goes Boating, Tiny Furniture (2) Daddy Longlegs, Get Low, Life…
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5 Favorites #2: 5 Favorite Leslie Nielsen Performances
Every week, we’ll pose a new “five favorites” question. You just list your five favorites that fit in that category (preferably in preference order) and you’re welcome to discuss and debate the selections and see just how much you do or do not have in common with others. This week, in celebration of the life…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 30
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1886: Karl Struss (95 at death) {Oscar Winner: Cinematography;Oscar Nominee: Cinematography, Cinematography (Color) – 4 Noms, 1 Win} 1888: Kenneth Macgowan (74 at death) {Oscar Winner: Comedy Short Film – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1891: B. B. Kahane (68 at death) {Oscar Winner: Special/Honorary – 0 Noms,…
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Review: 127 Hours (2010)
127 Hours Rating Director Danny Boyle Screenplay Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy (Book: Aron Ralston) Length 94 min. Starring James Franco, Kate Mara, Amber Tamblyn, Sean A. Bott, Koleman Stinger, Parker Hadley, Bailee Michelle Johnson, Clémence Poésy, John Lawrence, Treat Williams, Lizzy Caplan, Fenton G. Quinn, P.J. Hull, Pieter Jan Brugge, Rebecca C. Olson, Jeffrey Wood,…
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Review: Meet John Doe (1941)
Meet John Doe Rating Director Frank Capra Screenplay Robert Riskin (Story: Richard Connell, Robert Presnell) Length 122 min. Starring Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward Arnold, Walter Bernnan, Spring Byington, James Gleason, Gene Lockhart, Rod La Rocque, Irving Bacon MPAA Rating Approved
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Review: Tangled (2010)
Tangled Rating Director Nathan Greno, Byron Howard Screenplay Dan Fogelman (Fairy Tale: The Brothers Grimm) Length 100 min. Starring Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, Donna Murphy, Ron Perlman, M.C. Gainey, Jeffrey Tambor, Brad Garrett, Paul F. Tompkins, Richard Kiel MPAA Rating PG for brief mild violence
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Review: The Kids Are All Right (2010)
The Kids Are All Right Rating Director Lisa CHolodenko Screenplay Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg Length 106 min. Starring Julianne Moore, Annette Bening, Mark Ruffalo, Mia Wasikowska, Josh Hutcherson MPAA Rating R for strong sexual content, nudity, language and some teen drug and alcohol use
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Trailer Watch: November 29, 2010
Not much to show for today except this poster for Just Go With It. JUST GO WITH IT, poster Plot Summary: A lecherous bachelor who uses a wedding band to get hook-ups finds the woman he could spend the rest of his life with, only he has to pretend to be married and working on…
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Oscar Hosts Announced: James Franco and Anne Hathaway
The Academy has made it official. James Franco and Anne Hathaway will co-host the 83rd Annual Academy Awards. It’s a rather strange decision since both are potential nominees this year, but it creates a major conflict of interests, IMO. Here’s the Academy press release making it official: Beverly Hills, CA (November 29, 2010) – James…
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Game: Week 13 – Box Office Predictions: Results & Standings
Facing stiff runner-up competition, Harry Potter barely held on to the week’s top spot followed very closely by Tangled. Don’t forget to come back Wednesday to submit your predictions for Week 9. Original rules can be found here: Game Rules. #1 Film at the U.S. weekend box office Correct Response: Harry Potter and the Deathly…
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The Morning After #23: November 29, 2010
It’s been a busy weekend. In addition to our Feed the Queue entry (Meet John Doe, I have a review of one new release (Tangled) and several screeners. However, two of the films have not yet released (Black Swan and Somewhere), so I won’t be able to post my reviews of them at this time.…
